JUNE 2005 VOL. 4 NO 6 SCNA PLANS FULL CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR BALANCE OF YEAR SCNA June 2005 Calendar By Ricc Bieber, Activities Chair While the mission of our non-profit organization is the Friday – Sunday, June 10-12 promotion of the naturist message to an uneducated general AANR-West Summer Festival, Glen Eden Sun Club, Corona public, that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun doing it! Your Saturday June 11 Activities Committee has planned a full calendar of events for Second Annual Worldwide Bike Ride our members and guests for the balance of 2005, and has posted Tuesday June 14 these on the Calendar section of our web site. We hope you will Monthly SCNA Pizza Night, 7PM be able to attend many of these activities. Some of the highlights Saturday June 25 - Noon To 7pm appear in the column at left. Summer Solstice Pool Party & Poker Fundraiser Several trips are planned to the Glen Eden Sun Club in Corona for specific AANR-sponsored Festivals. There is also a joint SCNA July 2005 Calendar SCNA-Olympians picnic scheduled there in July. A five-day Saturday & Sunday July 9-10 AANR-West will be held at Laguna del Sol (outside Celebrate Nude Week at San Onofre Beach! Sacramento) at the end of July and the annual Naturist Society Tuesday July 12 Gathering will be in August at DeAnza Springs. SCNA is Monthly SCNA Pizza Night, 7PM participating in several important naturist workshops at DeAnza too. Saturday July 16 For Week we will trek down to beautiful San Joint SCNA - Olympians Party at Glen Eden Onofre Beach (see article, page 6.) Saturday July 23 In July, we will hold our annual Member’s Meeting and Pool Annual Members Meeting – Election of Board of Directors Party bash with a live band (or two). New members of the Pool/Jacuzzi Party with Live Band! Board of Directors will be selected from the membership. Thursday – Sunday, July 28-31 Labor Day weekend we will return to Olive Dell for their annual AANR West Convention Laguna del Sol Luau weekend, which was terrific last year.

September also brings our annual Toga Party, always our most SCNA August 2005 Calendar popular event of the year. Unofficially, some SCNA members August 7 - 14 are also working with other former members of Elysium Fields th AANR National Convention, Caliente, FL to bring about a 5 Anniversary Reunion party of some kind, Tuesday August 9 but nothing has been committed to yet. Monthly SCNA Pizza Night, 7PM For October, planning for a Wine-Tasting bus trip to the Santa Ynez Valley is in the early stages. And of course we expect to Sunday, August 14? hold our usual Halloween and Pre-Thanksgiving parties as well. SCNA Pool Party – Date and Place not yet confirmed All of these events came from suggestions of members from the Thursday thru Sunday, August 18 - 21 annual survey we distributed in February. We look forward to Naturist Society Western Gathering at DeAnza Springs providing the types of nude recreation that you desire. SCNA Sept/Oct 2005 Calendar (pending) Parallel to these activities, SCNA plans to launch a Speaker’s Bureau that can speak to local business clubs and college classes • Labor Day Weekend – Annual Luau Party at Olive Dell about the naturist movement. Not to mention the Monthly • Annual Toga Party Discussion group meeting every second Tuesday of the month! • Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup Day It is going to be a busy year! • Wine-Tasting Bus Trip (October)

SCNA Newsletter for June 2005 Page 1 of 8 SCNA CLUB NEWS MY LIFE AS A PIRATE AT OLIVE DELL OVER MEMORIAL VIVA FIESTA PARTY DRAWS WEEKEND MOTHER’S DAY CROWD By “Ol’ Whitebeard the Pirate” A mixture of young Ahoy my maties! I’ll say this much for Oliver Dell in Colton: and older members the residents there know how to party when there is treasure gathered in Sherman to be plundered! Oaks on May 8 to celebrate SCNA’s Twenty SCNA members joined in the fun over Memorial annual Viva Fiesta Weekend, dressing as pirates and wenches for the resort’s party. Despite it being annual Pirates of the Caribbean dinner and dance. About 75 Mother’s Day the total were in attendance, and it was obvious some had worked event still drew about hard to invent some very creative costumes. Eye patches, 25 people eager to start swords, and three-cornered hats were in abundance. work on their 2005 Bobby and Becki Kilborn, the club owners and also the head tans around the pool. cooks, prepared a great feast of barbequed ribs, corn on the cob, etc. And the keg of This party is also when SCNA has its Best Mexican Dish beer was very popular contest, and there were several excellent entries including Tony’s too! burritos and Judy’s 7-layer guacamole. In the end, Patty’s Nacho Pie was voted the winner by those present. After dinner the “Scalawag Dance” began, Several members played in the afternoon on the host’s and the band played a lot refurbished court while Robin, Bobbyruth, and new member of 60s and 70s favorites, Jesse B. played Parcheesi nearby. but I expected more A big thanks to Glen and Corrine for hosting the event. The club Jimmy Buffet considering presented them with a Naturist Society calendar in appreciation. how many parrots were in evidence. The raised Patty’s winning recipe is now available on the SCNA website at: stage was decorated so http://www.soccalnaturist.org/funstuff/cookbook/Pattymex.html that it resembled a pirate ship, complete with treasure chest, rum kegs, and stacks of cannon balls. On both Saturday and Sunday, the sun came out of the overcast about 10am and the temperature remained a pleasant 80 degrees both days we were there. The night of the dance, the temperature did drop into the 60’s, prompting the emcee to joke that we might want to put on our “AARRGHH-yle” sweaters. During the weekend we had nice conversations with Beachfront’s Cec Cinder and former AANR president Hap Hathaway, both of whom live at Olive Dell. Hap has grown a “Santa Claus”-sized beard and was almost unrecognizable. Card and board games are a big part of the Olive Dell culture. Friday was the traditional poker game, Saturday was “One- Eyed Bingo” and Sunday evening was “Cutthroat Gaming Night” with many popular card and board games going at once in the clubhouse.

Patty, Paki, and Tony enjoy the Mexican cuisine at the Viva The resort has continued its refurbishing efforts from the last Fiesta party on May 8. time we were there, with fresh paint, tile and fixtures in the bathrooms, and clubhouse. Bobby promised that by the time we return for the annual Luau party in September, both the BABY ANNOUNCEMENT tennis and volleyball courts will be rebuilt and ready for use. Congrats to members Kim and Jane who brought a new baby girl Look for an article in this month’s Nude & Natural Magazine into the world on April 14, little Jenna Nicole (called “Niki”). No (published by ) about Olive Dell. Thanks weight/height info was available at press time. to Al and Missy Neubauer of Olive Dell for the photo above Daddy says she is “very cute.” Of course, with those family of “Ol’ Whitebeard” and Sonya. genes, what else?

SCNA Newsletter for June 2005 Page 2 of 8 NEXT MONTHLY DISCUSSION AANR 2005 TO NUDE GROUP JUNE 14 AT 7PM RECREATION IS AVAILABLE On the second Tuesday of every month, SCNA hosts a monthly AANR has published its 2005 Guide to dinner and discussion group. The June 14 meeting will be at a Nude Recreation in North America, and it in the central San Fernando Valley at 7pm. This is a is now available through SCNA at for way to introduce new people to and to dispel mistaken $16.95 plus $2 postage. impressions that non-nudists may have about us. Anyone with a The 304-page Guide, published every five sincere interest in discussing naturist issues is welcome. years, lists all known places in North Dinners will be "dutch." Bring yourselves, your questions, and America where one can skinny-dip (not all your enthusiasm. Also feel free to bring your curious friends and sites have legal blessing, however!) spouses! including , beaches, and hot springs. Call the SCNA Message Center at (818) 225-2273 for reserv- It also provides a list of all AANR clubs ations and directions. (including SCNA) and gives a brief paragraph describing each one. WANT TO CAR POOL TO FUTURE EVENTS? The high price of gas has caused some members to request car- pooling to SCNA events. We have no logistical way of coordinating a pickup route because our members are scattered over a hundred square miles. However, we can distribute the names and telephone numbers of those interested in a ride-share arrangement via email. Just make sure you call our office far in advance of the event so there is time to let others know of your interest in sharing a ride and splitting the gas bill. Remember we cannot guarantee we can match you up, and if PECIALISTS IN you RSVP at the last minute your S chances are quite slim. AU NATURAL AND RESORTS! WE NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE Check Out The Following Web Sites: GOING TO DE ANZA IN AUGUST! www.nude-hideaways.com Yes, we know we published this same notice last month, but we’re www.caribbean-hideaways.com doing again as a reminder. www.mexiconudist.com The Western Gathering for the Naturist Society will be held You Will Find Your Spot! August 18-21 at the DeAnza Springs resort in Jacumba, about 50 miles east of San Diego. It is a magnificent facility, and SCNA 1-800-329-8145 members will be participating in several of its workshops.

The number of available overnight trailers available for rent is shrinking fast, so unless you want to camp, you might consider ADVERTISE IN THE SCNA reserving one of the block of rooms SCNA has reserved at a hot NEWSLETTER! springs spa near the resort grounds. Cost for the spa is $300 for three nights (Thursday, Friday and Saturday), double occupancy. $35/mo buys you direct exposure to over 500 This is a rare opportunity to reserve a clean and comfortable room naturists in the greater Los Angeles area, plus near the Gathering. We need your reservation by June 30 or else we will be releasing any leftover rooms. After that, will 10,000 hits a month on our website! Call us at probably be your option. (818) 225-2273 for details.

We also encourage those of you who will be attending to open © Copyright 2005 Southern California Naturist Association, A Non-Profit your cars and SUVs to car-pooling (if just to split the gas money!) Public Benefit Corporation, Calabasas, California, USA. All Rights Reserved. It’s also a great way to pass the time while traveling to the event. Southern California Naturist Association, A Non-Profit Public Benefit If you want to join this unofficial “ride share” to Jacumba, and/or Corporation, Calabasas, California, USA. All Rights Reserved. Images and text are the property of SCNA and cannot be reproduced without advanced make an offsite room reservation through SCNA, call our office written permission. at (818) 225-2273 and leave a message for VP Tony Wilkinson, who is coordinating this. Visit our website at http://www.socalnaturist.org

SCNA Newsletter for June 2005 Page 3 of 8 SCNA ACTIVITIES CALENDAR – JUNE 2005

AANR “NUDESTOCK” SUMMER FESTIVAL FRIDAY – SUNDAY JUNE 10-12 GLEN EDEN SUN CLUB, CORONA GATE FEE REDUCED TO $10 WITH YOUR SCNA MEMBERSHIP CARD (THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL $3 FEE/PERSON TO ATTEND FESTIVAL EVENTS) Join us for the annual party celebrating the changing of the seasons at Glen Eden Sun Club in Corona. “Groovy” poolside Dances both Saturday afternoon and evening, tournaments, and more! If you want to stay overnight in one of the for-rent trailers be sure to call soon! Glen Eden’s telephone number is: (909) 277-4650. Be sure to tell them you are a member of SCNA. Be sure to always bring your SCNA Membership card! You are also required to show a valid driver’s license. This is a “-required” resort. If this is your first trip to GE, you will be given a mandatory tour of the grounds, sans clothes.

CELEBRATE THE SUMMER SOLSTICE POOL-JACUZZI & BBQ PARTY (& CARD AND BOARD GAMES TOO!) SATURDAY JUNE 25 - NOON TO “WHENEVER” MEMBERS: $15/SINGLE* OR $20/COUPLE* NON-MEMBERS: $20/SINGLE* OR $25/COUPLE* PLUS $5 SUGGESTED DONATION FOR THE GAME TOURNAMENT. Help us celebrate the start of the summer season with a party in the western San Fernando Valley, complete with heated pool and Jacuzzi! As always, the club will provide a salad and a wide variety of soft drinks and chips. A BBQ is available so bring your own main dish and a side dish to share. For those who want to “Texas Hold–em,” poker we will play a few hands after the pot-luck. We played this at a January party and everyone enjoyed it. Half of any pot will be donated to the Naturist Education Foundation. If you don’t play poker, bring another board game (Parcheesi, Pinoche, and Checkers are other club favorites). The host has other board games available also. Our host has graciously invited us to stay as long as we wish, and if you are traveling from a distance, or want to stay overnight, please bring your own bedding and such. (We can all go out to breakfast in the morning.) Instructions for how to play “Texas Hold-em” will be sent to all who RSVP. We have a maximum of 40 people who can attend, so make your reservations early by calling the SCNA Message Center at (818) 225-2273. If you wish to use your charge card (MasterCard or Visa only) to pay for the event, please include that fact in your phone message and a staff person will call you back to collect the specific information. * SEE LATE PAYMENT POLICY NEXT PAGE

SAT & SUN JULY 10-11 NUDE RECREATION WEEKEND: SAN ONOFRE BEACH SCNA JOINS WITH CAMPING BARES AND THE FRIENDS OF SAN ONOFRE BEACH Our annual trip down the coast to the closest available to us. Overnight reservations the night before in town are suggested because the parking lot fills up pretty early (before 10am) during the summer. Details about any organized beach activities (volleyball, BBQ, etc.) will be in next month’s newsletter. Directions to San Onofre Beach, plus a list of some nearby camping sites and overnight are on the SCNA website Calendar/July2005 page.

SCNA Newsletter for June 2005 Page 4 of 8 SCNA ACTIVITIES CALENDAR – JULY 2005

JOIN THE OLYMPIANS FOR A PARTY AT GLEN EDEN JULY 16 The Olympians, another local travel club, has invited SCNA members to join them at Glen Eden on Saturday, July 16 for a day of “fun activities including water volleyball, and bean bag baseball.” They also are working on getting an instructor for line dance lessons if any one is interested. Of course, the pool, Jacuzzi, and other GE facilities will be available as well. The Olympians are providing the meats, non-alcohol drinks and paper products and they ask that each person attending (this means us!) provide a side dish, salad or dessert to feed at least 4 people (couples - 8 people). SCNA must provide them in advance a list of members who will be attending. Everyone on the list will be able to enter for the reduced gate fees of $10.00 for the day; Cost per person for the party is $5.00 additional. Those who have Gold Seal membership to GE will, of course, not pay any gate fee. Everyone going must RSVP to the SCNA message center (818- 225-2273) no later than Wednesday July 13, which is three days before the event. All you last-minute deciders will be out of luck this time because the Olympians need the head count to purchase enough food and drink. Keep you potluck dish in your own ice chest. We will let you know next month when and where we will gather on the grounds for the picnic.

SATURDAY JULY 23: THE EVENT OF THE YEAR! NOON-2PM: ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING AND BOARD ELECTIONS Open to members only, there is no charge to attend. We will elect a new Board of Directors for the coming year. Guests and Non-Members are encouraged to arrive at 2pm after the Member’s Meeting. 2PM - 9PM: POOL PARTY WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT! Members: $12.50/single or $17.50/couple* Non-Members: $25.00 single or $35/couple* • Live band – Dancing in the Buff! • Auction to Benefit Naturist Educational Foundation (NEF). • All members and guests get a free raffle ticket for a great prize! • Auction of donated items (if you have something to donate please contact us ASAP!) Andy Corwin entertained us last year with SCNA will provide a choice of main meal entrees, a salad, and soft drinks/water. such humorous folk ballads as “Cowboy By Day.” Later, we danced to the music of You bring a side dish to share (the host requests no pork or shell fish be brought, HeartBeat, a folk-rock band with SCNA please!) Also different from our usual parties, we will be making up a preferred members Jay Mattson & Lisa DeHaven as menu and asking people to bring an item from the list. So when you RSVP we will lead singers. call you back and ask which food item you will bring. By popular request, we have invited both Because this is in a backyard, space is limited to 50, so be sure to call in your groups back to this year’s party. RSVP before July 19 (818-225-2273).

* PAYMENT POLICY FOR SCNA PARTIES AND ACTIVITIES To encourage payment in advance, we have instituted a $5 surcharge for people who pay at the door because in the past too many people RSVP without paying and then just don’t show up after we buy the party food. Payments at the advertised rate above are accepted up to 24 hours before the event; party cancellations are also accepted no later than 24 hours before the start of the event because that is when we buy the food. Thank you for understanding.

SCNA Newsletter for June 2005 Page 5 of 8 NUDISTS IN THE NEWS JARDIN DEL SOL NUDE NEW .XXX DOMAIN FOR RESORT CLOSES IN ARIZONA “ADULT” WEB SITES No sooner does the AANR Guide to Nude Recreation get 06/02/05 - As we went to press, we heard that the Internet published then it is out of date! Two months ago SCNA Corporation for Names and Numbers (ICANN) has received word that Jardin del Sol, a western-style nudist resort approved the creation of a new Internet domain extension outside of Tucson, AZ was for sale. We inquired as to the specifically for “adult” content. The “.XXX” designation asking price, but got no response. Late last month we received will be voluntary (for now), but there are already rumblings an email from the Arizona Wildflowers nudist club stating that of the federal government stepping in to make all adult sites the park had been sold and closed to nudists effective April 17. move from their existing .com designations to the new one, The Wildflowers used the park often for their club events. in effect creating a legitimate “red light district” on the Internet, but also setting up a potential firestorm of litigation Jardin del Sol had gone through an ownership change two as politicians decide what is and what is not “adult years ago, and some observers speculated the new management entertainment.” was having cash flow problems and decided to sell out fast rather than suffer more red ink. Supporters hope that local Internet providers will be better able to block porn sites from the eyes of curious children The new owners have renamed the resort “Whippletree Ranch” because the new domains can only be accessed via a and launched a web site indicating the property will be turned verification and requires signing up via a credit card with into a dude ranch for “textiled” city folk. proof of age. The online adult-entertainment industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing parts of the Web. More than 10 percent of all online traffic and 25 percent of all MARINES CRACKDOWN ON global Internet surfing is for adult-oriented material. TRESPASSERS AT SAN In anticipation of the decision, one registry service, Domain Name Systems, already is selling dot-XXX registrations for

ONOFRE BEACH $60-$75/year and sites can be registered for periods up to 06/04/05 – We received an email from Alan Bayliss, five years at a time. President of Friends of San Onofre Beach, informing us that the marines at Camp Pendleton, adjacent and just to the Of course our great fear is someone will lump the national south of the nude beach there, are seriously cracking down nudist organizations (AANR, TNS) and nude resorts and on trespassers. travel web sites into the same box as Larry Flynt, or somehow force us to delete our existing dot-com or dot-org The base has a new Commanding General who has directed web sites that are already established worldwide. It looks to his MPs to be more aggressive on issuing citations, primarily us like any future fight over dot-XXX sites could become a for security and safety reasons: the bluffs are unstable in real profit center for Internet lawyers! certain areas, there are unexploded ordnances there, and the beach it is under the flight path of military helicopters. JUNE 15 NUDE BIKE RIDE The commander stated that there will be more sweeps of the base, and that they are working on improved signage to be SCHEDULED IN CA CITIES erected at the north boundary. Additionally, any person who International Nude Bike Ride Day was organized in Europe has had a prior citation for trespassing on the base will have a few years ago as a against the high cost of gasoline a much more difficult time dealing with the issue in court on and diesel fuels. Small bands of so-motivated nude bike second and subsequent occasions. It also bears noting that riders are planning their routes in over 200 cities around the giving false information to a federal law enforcement officer world for the annual International Nude Bike Ride, but not (MP) is a serious matter as well. in Los Angeles. Alan said they had a very productive conversation. Friends San Diego/Jacumba Nude Bike Ride: of San Onofre Beach has always discouraged visitors from entering the marine base and will continue to do so. “We As in 2004, Claudia Kellersch is organizing this event, have always stood firm in upholding the standards of nude which begins at DeAnza Springs resort (about an hour’s beach etiquette and informing people that lewd conduct on drive east of San Diego) at 9 am. Photos and stories will the beach is illegal and will not be tolerated.” appear in next month’s newsletter. For more info, see http://worldnakedbikeride.org/san_diego/. The commander said he would educate his MPs that there was no legal basis for issuing citations for “indecent Nude Bike Ride: exposure” to persons who were simply nude, and gave him The San Francisco event begins at 11am at the Justin the California Supreme Court case info on the subject. But Herman Plaza. Organizers recommend you bring a the commander warned the MPs will continue to issue for your clothes in case you have to stop along the route citations for trespassing on the base! through the city. For more info, visit their web site at: http://worldnakedbikeride.org/sanfrancisco/. SCNA Newsletter for June 2005 Page 6 of 8 THE MOVIE BUFF Our Rating (out of 5 stars): MOVIE REVIEW: THE SAME RIVER TWICE By Gary Mussell, SCNA Film Critic In 1978 as the Age of Aquarius neared exhaustion after a decade-long overdose of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, a group of seventeen friends decided to take one last trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. For 35 days they lived communally, discarded their clothes, shared some drugs and each other, and created a great memory. One of the seventeen who made the trip was future documentary filmmaker Rob Moss, who used his new 16mm movie camera to record the experience. Moss did not return to the river again until 2000. He said he realized how much he and the world had changed since that trip of twenty years earlier, and how much a part of him yearned for those simpler joys –and truths—of his youth. He wondered if others in the group felt the same, so he decided to track down several friends who had participated on the earlier trip and to document what their lives were like now. The results became “The Same River Twice,” an 80-minute documentary that became the darling of the Sundance Film Festival in 2003. Moss acted as producer, director and cinematographer. Although the film is in the same “then vs. now” genre as The Big Chill and The Return of the Secaucus Seven, Moss tries mightily to make the “now” part far more interesting than just a bunch of “talking heads” wistfully remembering their past. Shot over a four-year period, Moss narrowed his focus to follow the lives of just five of the former “River Rats” because “they represented the personalities and types of everyone else that was there.” Surprisingly, all five of the people profiled seem to have clung to their ideals and found work that does service to their communities. One, for example, is an author of environmental books, another is an elementary school teacher, and a third has been mayor of her small town for nine years. A fourth is seen undergoing radiation treatment for cancer, while the fifth has remained a river all these years and happily lives in a small trailer with his vegetable gardens and fruit trees. All are different, and yet all remain the same as they have always been. As a result the film when seen as a whole acts a powerful yet contemplative vision of how social pressure, time and our physical beings inflect our choices and shape our lives. These five characters collectively seem to represent the sum of Moss’s own sense of value and of loss innocence. That the 1978 river trip represented one of the highlights of everyone’s life is certain, although they didn’t know it at the time. The river becomes yet another character in the film too, symbolizing the every-flowing passage of time with its swift currents and quiet pools. Contemplating his life, one of the five says at the end of the film: “My father was once a kid, and then he was a father. Then he turned old, and then he died. If I am lucky I will become old someday also…when I look at people in their 20’s I am not jealous – well not really—it is just their turn to be young. If they’re lucky they will have a turn at middle age, and if they are really lucky they will also grow old. But we each get only one turn at each.” The nudity is filmed in a positive manner, without the hint of sexual innuendo, but just as good playful fun without the hint of self- consciousness. One of the women profiled says while watching herself in the older footage, “When I see [us naked] it all seems so perfectly natural…Why did we do it? Because we could…” The Same River Twice represents a thoughtful and personal impression of a segment of the American baby-boomers not often seen in film: those who held to their youthful ideals and put them to work in their local communities. The DVD version contains commentary by Director Robb Moss, a theatrical trailer, and a Q&A session with the director about the film at Harvard University. Sadly there are no subtitles available for the hearing impaired. Read other MOVIE BUFF reviews of movies, television shows, and theatrical plays with naturist themes at http://www.socalnaturist.org/forum/moviebuff.html

SCNA Newsletter for June 2005 Page 7 of 8 “The balloons and especially the beads were a great idea! WE GET LETTERS… People loved them, and on the way home I saw quite a few people wearing them. I asked if they got them from the BARE 2 BREAKERS PARTICIPANTS naked people, and they were enthusiastic and positive about us. Can't wait for the next year!” – No Name ESCRIBE THE XPERIENCE D E “As a fairly new nudist I still get nervous disrobing at the San Francisco's annual 10K race across the beach. Thanks to your great organization I was totally city traditionally has a contingent of nude runners, comfortable naked on the streets of S.F.” – Greg representing various northern California nudist clubs. This “I also had a wonderful time…What a wonderful group of year’s race on Sunday, May 15, 2005, featured over 200 men and women.” - The Naked Contractor participants out of 75,000 who chose to do it wearing only running shoes and yellow hats (which identified them as part “As to our helium balloons, they certainly added color. We of the B2B group). Below is a sampling of email received started blowing them up at 4am Sunday morning. About 180 about the event: of them went out the…door…They were given to kids who requested them.” – Ted Hello SCNA! “I took two dozen beads this time, but they were Just got back Monday from the Bay gone in the first mile (despite one lady objecting to to Breakers run…I never thought I her friend accepting beads from me: "you will get would ever do that. I think all his germs!"). – No Name together we were about 200 nude runners. I walked over 7 miles through the public streets with the “The beads and balloons were a great idea! Let's do public on the sidelines and all around me. It was great. We the giveaways again next year!” – Rodney met at Lupin, and a bus picked us up at 5:30 in the morning. “My husband and I…handed out the balloons before I It dropped us off in front of a hotel where we met for a quick started running and that was really fun. Mostly handed them briefing. We then marched down to our position in the line, to kids, but adults seemed to enjoy them too. – Sahana wearing bright lime/yellow hats and yellow balloons. Armed with dozens of necklaces, we stripped down when “… not all [the] naked people [were] Bare to Breakers. they blew the whistle. I had planned on doing it clothed, but There are painted naked people, unpainted loitering naked I got swept up with the movement and took everything off. I people drinking, us, and others that I'd rather not be handed out the necklaces to the people around me. Some identified with… Because of the anything goes nature of the girls came over and asked to take my photo. I figured that event, I think it is more important to support a [positive] with my hat and dark sunglasses, no one would recognize group identity.” – “Streakin T” me. Some girls asked to pose with me for a photo. It was great. I think I will do it every year now….Why don't we try to get together and plan the next run now? - Tony C

“[The race] was extremely well organized, there is excellent acceptance from the public…many people were already smiling and acknowledging us...recognizing the Bare to Breakers caps from a distance. During the race the crowd frequently cheered…the police ignored us…when we went past a "self proclaimed" Jesus supporter with a megaphone who called us sick, twisted, perverted, etc. The spectator crowd booed him so loudly that he was completely drowned out. That was true support! …[If] any[one] ever dreamed of doing this event nude, do not let your insecurities stop you. It was amazing! - Penna (First Timer) “…This year we raised nearly $600 in contributions for the Leukemia Society!” - Ted (one of the organizers) “I have walked the Streets of San Francisco naked!" I am a local planning commissioner, and to say that I am part of a free speech movement seems to make it acceptable to more people. I don't know that all of members of the city council know that I am a nudist, but I do know that some of them do. I never deny it when asked, and seize every moment to promote "Body Acceptance". – Terry

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